Pico technology celebrates 25 years of business

The company has been designing and manufacturing PC-based test and measurement equipment since 1991

Pico technology celebrates 25 years of business
Pico Technology is to celebrate 25 years of business next month.

Pico data loggers, oscilloscopes and signal generators are used by engineers, scientists and technicians around the globe to bring their products to market.

Pico automotive diagnostics products help keep the wheels turning for vehicle manufacturers and service organizations on every continent.

On 1st July, 1991 Alan Tong and Mike Green co-founded Pico Technology.

The company was originally set up as a software consultancy to develop data acquisition solutions using plug-in expansion cards, mostly for customers in the medical industry.

World’s first PC oscilloscope

Operating from Hardwick, near Cambridge, Pico’s first product was the ADC-10, so called because it was an analogue to digital converter and sampled at 10 kS/s. It connected to the PC via the parallel port.

The first order for ADC-10s was received in August that year, with two units sold for £49 each.

The ADC-10 was the world’s first PC oscilloscope, and in the years that followed Pico notched up several more industry firsts, including the first oscilloscope with digital triggering and the first high-resolution oscilloscope.

Today, Pico has over one hundred employees at its head office in St Neots, UK and its subsidiaries in the USA and Lithuania.

The company has three divisions producing test and measurement, automotive diagnostics and radio frequency test products that are sold worldwide.

Managing director and owner, Alan Tong said “We take advantage of the latest computing and communications standards and provide excellent value with all-inclusive product packages that don’t require users to purchase additional options or licenses.”

“Pico users are very loyal and have become strong advocates for our products amongst their colleagues.

“On 1st July we will celebrate with our employees; but we will also have in mind other people—suppliers, partners, distributors and former employees—who have enabled us to deliver 25 years of continuous growth.”

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